Gasometer.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. i i

FREDERICK J. ,IVIAYEIL QF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO STETTINEBCHAMOTTE- FABRIK ACTEN-GESELLSCHAFT VORM. DIDIER, OF STETTIN, GERMANY, ACORPO- aATIoN or GERMANY.

GASOMETER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 27,1913.

T 0 lall whom t may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK J. MAYER, acitizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Manhattan,city, county, and State ot New York, have invented certain'new anduseful ,Improvements in Grasometers, of which the following is aspecication.

My invention relates to gasometers Vand has for its object to provide aconstruction which will insure the uniform distribution of the gaswithin the gasometer bell, causing all articles of gas to travel a.practically uni orm distance Within the bell, and thus securing athorough mixture of the gas contained in the bell, with the fresh gasadmitted thereto.

A specific embodiment of my invention Will now be described withreference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a verticalsection taken on line 11 of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a partial top view, withparts removedand paris in section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section on line 3 3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a detailvertical section on line 4r-4 of Fig. 1. V

The gasonietcr illustrated in the drawings comprises a tank 10 0I" anysuitable construction, and filled with Water as usual, the low Waterlevel being indicated at 11, and We overflow level at 11H. Into thiswater is arranged to dip the lower edge of the ometer bell, Which in theconstruction shown consists of three telescoping sections 12, 13, 14,the inner section 12 having` a roof or top 15. The sections 1.2, 13 areprovided with cups 16, 1.7 at their lower ends, and the sections 13, 14with inverted cups 18, 19 at their upper ends, to seal the jointsbetween the sections as their lower edges rise from the water, in thewell-known manner.

At the central portion of the holder or gasomctcr is arranged thestationary inlet pipe 20, open at its upper end, and connected at itslower end with the duct 21 through which the gas is conveyed from thegas-producinp,` plant. The upper end ot' the pipe 20 is above theoverflow level 11. To thev central portion ot' the top 15 is secured adependingv vertical pipe arranged to surround the inlet pipe 20 when theYbell in its lovvermost position as shown. As the bell rises and with itthe pipe 22, the water contained in a cupl 23 at the lower end of saidpipe will seal the joint between the pipe 22 and a larger surroundingpipe section 24 having at its upper end an inverted cup 25 arranged todip into the cup 23. Similarly, there is a still Wi'der pipe section 26pro vided at its upper end with an inverted cup 27 adapted to dip intothe water contained in a cup 28 at the lower end of the pipe section 24.The three pipe sections 22, 24, and 2G therefore constitute atelescopicpipe, corresponding to the telescopic arrangement of the bell sections 12, 13, 14. Atl the upper end of the pipe 22 is located a distributingcham'- ber 2S), (accessible 'through a. manhole 30,) from which dhamberradial ducts 31 (eight in the example shown) lead to a peripheral duct32 arranged Withinthe bell section 12 adjacent to its roof or top 15.The gas from the inlet pipe 2O is compelled to pass into the chamber 29and then through the radial ducts 31 to the peripheral `duct 32, theseducts and chamber being ixnpcrforate except for their inlet and outletopenings. The outlets from the duct 32 consist of perforations providedin the bottom wall 33 of the duct, preferably around. the entire circum4ference of the bell. I have shown the bell section 12 provided with anumber of vertical interior braces or legs 311, each Icp,` beingextended through the peripheral duct 32 so as to subdivide the saineinto segmental oonr pertinents which communicate with each other bymeans of apertures 34 provided in said legs.

Surrounding the spacoin which the pipe sections 22, 24 and 2G areadapted to move, is an annular outlet pipe 3C) terminating above theoverliow level 11a so as to communicate with thclgas space of the bell`and connected at one point with the outlet 'duct 36 through which thepasses to the place of eonsumption or use. A. manhole 4:2 is provided inthe roof lo at a point vertically above the connection of the outletpipe 35 with the duct 35. The upper portion of this outl t pipe R5 nn. Ibe braced by a suitable framework 37 riting on the lloor of thegasonicter and also adapted to engage the roof 15 of the bell section12, when said section is in ils 'innermost position. Gutterlilc channels38 at the top of said iframeA Work, are adapted to receive the radialducts 81, so that the framework 37 will not engage the decis, thusavoiding any danger .of-crushing them the beams 38a which forni the sidewalls) of the channels 38,5 'hich engage the roof l5 between the ducts.In order that the pipe sections-22, 2l, 26 may move with as littlefriction as possible, wheels or rollers 39 may be secured to the lowerportions of said pipe sections, to run on suit ble vertical guides4 40,el()a se cured on' thea inner sides of the pipe sections 24, 26 and ofthe outlet pipe irespectively. Similarly, rollers 39 mayr be secured tothe upper portions of the pipes 24, 26 and 25, to travel along suitableguides on the outer surfaces of the pipe sections 22, 2l and 26. Inorder that Water may have free access to the space surrounded by theoutlet. pipe, so as to fill the cups of the pipe sections 22 and 24,Water ducts 41 extend through the outlet pipe` at suitable points.

In the drawings, the relative proportions of certain parts, andespecially the thickness of the metal, have been exaggerated for thesake of clearness.

The incoming gas passes from the inlet pipe 20 through the telescopingpipes 22, 24, 2G of the bell to the chamber 29, the radial ducts 31 andthe peripheral duct 32, the entire channel or passageway through whichthe gas flows being iinperforate up to the pointI Where the gas isallowed to pass into the interior'ot' the bell through the perforatedbottom wall 33 of the peripheral duct. The entire body of thegas istherefore compelled to travel to the peripheral openings in the bottomWall 33; From these openings the gas travels within the gasometer bellto the centrally located opening at the upper end of the outlet pipe 35.It Will be seen that all the outlets in the Wall 33 are at practicallyequal distances from the upper end of the pipe 35, and thus I secure auniform distribution of the gas Within the bell and a uniform agitationand mixing of the incoming gas with the gas previously contained in thegasometer.

Various modifications may be made with out departing from the nature ofmy inverition as set forth in the appended claims.

l claim: i

1. A gasometer provided with a bell hav ing a central distributingchamber at the top and a pipe leading to said chamber, ducts extendingoutwardly from said chamber, a peripheral duct connected With the outerends of said ducts and communicating With the interior of the bell, acentral inlet pipe arranged to deliver gas to the pipe-ofl the bell, andan annular outlet pipe surrounding said inlet pipe at a sufhcientdistance to leave a space for the pipe of the bell.

2. A gasometer comprising a tank having an inlet pipe and an annularoutlet pipe surrounding said inlet pipe, a hell having a 38 carry crosspieces vided with pipes Ator the depending pipe arranged to receive gasfrom the inlet pipe, and ducts for leading the gas from said dependingpipe to the peripheral portion ot' the bell, and constructed to disncharge into the bell only at the peripheral portion thereof.

3. A gasometer comprising a tank having an inlet pipe and an annularoutlet pipe surrounding said inlet pipe, and a bell pro- 'ided withmean-s for receiving gas at its central portion and discharging said gasinto the bell only at its said means being imperiorate between thecentral and the peripheral portions of the bell.

4. A gasometer comprising a tank having an inlet pipe and an outlet pipeboth located at the central portion of the tank, and a bell providedwith means for receiving gas at its central portion and discharging saidinto the bell only at its peripheral portion, said means being tween thecentral and the tions oi' the bell.

5. A gasometer comprising a tank having an inlet pipe and an outlet pipeboth located at the central portion of the tank, and a bell provided`with means for receiving at its central portion from said inlet pipe,means for discharging the gas into the interior of the nell at itsperipheryl in a number of jets, and .impcrtorate ducts for leading thegas from the central receiving means to the peripheral dischargingmeans. (i. A gasometer comprising a tank pr0- admission and eduction ofgas respectively, a bell provided With means for receiving gas at itscentral portion, with means for discharging the gas into the interior ofthe bell at its periphery, and with impor-forato ducts for leading` thegas from the central receiving means to the peripheral dischargingmeans, and a stationarv support arranged to engage the upper part ol'the position, at peintelater:

' to e peripheral p0rly ot said ducts, ngc the d i 7. A gasoincomprising a tank provided with a i trai pipe, an annular pipesurrounding said central pipe, a duct eX tending through said annularpipe to supply Water to the spare between said two pipes, and a bellprovided with a gas-conveying pipe arranged to tit between said central.pipeand said annular pipe.

In-testimony whereof I have signed this speciication in the presence oftwosubscribing Witnesses. .4

FREDER-CK J. MAYBE,` l/litnesses:

Larmes E. SMrrn, l L, C.. Fniccns. i,

bell in its lowermost peripheral-portion, l

imperforate be-

